(E) Ten Essentials +

There are many views on what makes up the "ten" essentials. We have found the list below to be very useful and, when focused on small lightweight options, easy to carry.

You may print this page to use as a check list prior to an outing.

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ESSENTIAL DESCRIPTION	ESSENTIAL?	OPTIONAL?	CHECK LIST
Sort	Sort	Sort	Sort


Brimmed Hat	Yes	No	______
Compass	Yes	No	______
Extra Clothing (Based on the type of trip: will you get wet, cold, etc? Think ahead and “Be Prepared.”)	Yes	No	______
Fire Starter	Yes (For Backpacking)	Yes (For Hiking)	______
First Aid Kit	Yes	No	______
Flashlight (w\extra batteries and bulb)	Yes	No	______
Knife	Yes	No	______
Lip Balm	Yes	No	______
Map (Topographic in the boonies / street map in the city.)	Yes	No	______
Orange Card (Troop Identification & Permisson Card)	Yes	No	______
Paper	Yes	No	______
Pencil	Yes	No	______
Rain Gear (trashbag)	Yes	No	______
Rope	Yes (Shared Item)	Yes (Shared Item)	______
Scout Handbook	No	Yes (If you plan rank advancement, but leave in car)	______
Small Shovel	Yes (Shared Item)	Yes (Shared Item)	______
Sunglasses / Eye Protection	Yes	No	______
Sunscreen	Yes	No	______
Toilet Paper	Yes	No	______
Trail Food (Nourishing like trail mix, jerky, fruit, nuts)	Yes	No	______
Water (2 Quarts / LIters)	Yes	No	______
Waterproof Matches	Yes (For Backpacking)	Yes (For Hiking)	______
Whistle	Yes	No	______

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